Cheribum

Ox, Eagle, Lion, and Human head which make up the head

A job description.

Ezekiel 1 :5-6 - odd and grotesque description. Not a literal description, the imagatry comes from Babylonian history and zodiac 4 cardenial points. The meaning is the one that sits on the thrown is the one who controls the four corners of heaven. Everything that happens in space and time and everything that happens on earth. Ezekiel is writing to captives and he is letting them know that YHWH is still in control - not Marduke of Babylon. - Dr. Mike Heiser

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Heiser, Michael S.. The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible (p. 171). Lexham Press. Kindle Edition.

This description of the divine cherub in Eden is designed to convey divinity—a shining presence. There are more details. The anointed cherub ultimately gets cast out of Eden, out from “the midst of the stones of fire.” We already know from other data that Eden is the place of the council. The “stones of fire” is another clue in that direction. This phrase is associated in other Jewish texts (1 Enoch 18:6–11; 1 Enoch 24–25) with the supernatural, mountainous dwelling of God and the divine council.7

The “ground” to which this haughty divine being is cast and where he is disgraced is also of interest. The Hebrew word translated “ground” is ʾerets. It is a common term for the earth under our feet. But it is also a word that is used to refer to the underworld, the realm of the dead (e.g., Jonah 2:6), where ancient warrior-kings await their comrades in death (Ezek 32:21, 24–30, 32; Isa 14:9).

These elements show up in another passage: Isaiah 14.15

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